purgatory

NOUN /pɜrgətəri/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

purgatory is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1R1G2A1T1O1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does purgatory mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A temporary condition of torment or suffering.

“a purgatory of drug abuse”

BROADER
2

(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins.